Description
Dextrocardia is a condition where the heart is located on the right side instead of the left chest.This can occur at birth (congenital) or caused by disease or surgery.
During the early weeks of pregnancy, the developing baby’s heart. Sometimes, for reasons that are unclear, the liver develops in the right side instead of the left chest.
Most of the other defects involving the heart and abdominal area. The most simple types, one type of dextrocardia, normal heart is a mirror. Usually in this case, the abdominal organs and lungs are also well situated although inverted normal organs. For example, the heart will be on the left side, not a right.
Some people with mirror-image dextrocardia had problems with fine hairs (cilia) that filters incoming air to the nose and airways. This condition is known as Kartagener syndrome.
Symptom
There are no symptoms of dextrocardia if the normal heart. Conditions that may be included dextrocardia may cause the following symptoms:
* Bluish skin
* Shortness of breath
* Failure to grow and gain weight
* Fatigue
* Jaundice (yellow skin and eyes)
* Pale skin color
* Lung Infection
Treatment
Dextrocardia complete without a heart defect did not require treatment. This is important, however, to let children with health care providers to know the heart is on the right side of the chest. Treatment for conditions that include dextrocardia depends on whether the baby has a heart-related or physical problems other than dextrocardia.
If cardiac defects such as dextrocardia, baby will most likely be operated on. While critically ill infant requires treatment with drugs before surgery. These medications help a baby grow stronger to allow for surgery.